MUSICIAN

Bill Monroe

1911 - 1996

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William Smith Monroe ( mən-ROH; September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter, and created the bluegrass music genre. Because of this, he is often called the "Father of Bluegrass". The genre takes its name from his band, the Blue Grass Boys, who named their group for the bluegrass of Monroe's home state of Kentucky. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Monroe has received more than 1,385,651 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Bill Monroe is the 1,365th most popular musician (down from 1,168th in 2019), the 6,815th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,697th in 2019) and the 486th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bill Monroe ranks 1,365 out of 3,175. Before him are Francis Buchholz, Tony Kaye, Jolin Tsai, Mal Waldron, Patrick Moraz, and Lasse Holm. After him are Gackt, Kenney Jones, Tim Hardin, Josef Lhévinne, Roy Wood, and Marin Alsop.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Bill Monroe ranks 263. Before him are Jo Jones, Roy Eldridge, Anatol Rapoport, Maurice Goldhaber, Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, and Leslie Graham. After him are C. L. Moore, Matthias Kaburek, Reidar Andersen, Jean Cayrol, Shoichi Sakata, and Alfred Manessier. Among people deceased in 1996, Bill Monroe ranks 231. Before him are Bibi Besch, Maati Bouabid, Adelaide Lambert, Arthur Rudolph, Zainab Biisheva, and Alfredo Nobre da Costa. After him are Jonathan Larson, Antonio Creus, Anni Steuer, Marin Sorescu, William Colby, and Johnny "Guitar" Watson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Monroe ranks 6,815 out of 20,380. Before him are Kaʻiulani (1875), Big John Studd (1948), Dylan Baker (1959), Jeffrey Donovan (1968), Mal Waldron (1925), and Laura Johnson (1957). After him are Carmen Barth (1912), John Van Ryn (1905), Nathanael West (1903), John Rutledge (1739), Janice Dickinson (1955), and Ann Druyan (1949).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bill Monroe ranks 486. Before him are Eric Martin (1960), Wynton Marsalis (1961), Memphis Slim (1915), Tony Scott (1921), Lester Bowie (1941), and Mal Waldron (1925). After him are Tim Hardin (1941), Marin Alsop (1956), Mark Lanegan (1964), Ron Asheton (1948), Edgar Winter (1946), and Curtis Fuller (1934).

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